Large Number of Retailers WILL NOT Open on Thanksgiving Day

The holiday that too often seems to be forgotten is being remembered by a large number of retailers this fall, at least in their brick and mortar stores. Seven weeks to the day before Thanksgiving 2018, 68 retailers have already confirmed they'll be closed throughout the day Thursday, November 22.

Here's the list of retailers that will remain closed:

A.C. Moore

Abt Electronics

Academy Sports + Outdoors

Ace Hardware

Acme Tools

Allen Edmonds

American Girl

At Home

AT&T (Company-Owned Stores)

Barnes & Noble

Big 5 Sporting Goods

BJ’s Wholesale Club

Blain’s Farm & Fleet

Bob’s Discount Furniture

Burlington

Christopher & Banks

Cost Plus World Market

Costco

Craft Warehouse

Crate and Barrel

Dillard’s

dressbarn

El Dorado Furniture

Fleet Farm

Gardner-White Furniture

Guitar Center

H&M

Half Price Books

Harbor Freight Tools

Hobby Lobby

Home Depot

HomeGoods

Homesense

IKEA

JOANN Stores

Lamps Plus

Lowe’s

Marshalls

Mattress Firm

Menards

Music & Arts

Nebraska Furniture Mart

Nordstrom

Nordstrom Rack

Office Depot & OfficeMax

P.C. Richard & Son

Patagonia

Pep Boys

Petco

PetSmart

Pier 1 Imports

Publix

Raymour & Flanigan Furniture | Mattresses

REI

Sam’s Club

Sierra Trading Post

Sportsman’s Warehouse

Sprint (Stores will be closed. Mall kiosks may be open)

Staples

Stein Mart

Sur La Table

The Container Store

The Paper Store

TJ Maxx

Tractor Supply Co.

Trollbeads

Von Maur

West Marine

Best Black Friday will continue to update the list of stores as more confirm they'll remain closed on Thanksgiving.

Do you think these stores are making the right decision? Do you shop at all on Thanksgiving, including online? Do you still go store-hopping on Black Friday? Please leave your comments below and even though it's very early... Happy Thanksgiving!